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|•|•"They Fear me, mother. I approach and they run for the hills. I speak and they remain silent. I am never denied, never refused. I am a child and a god." |•|• [Kayos] The moment passed between us as my eyes strained toward the window pane where the morning light shined through. There was a strange magic I sensed there but it was light enough to be ignored especially when more important things plagued my mind. The tingles that danced against my fingertips clasped behind my back were one of those things. It was the contact, the strange flow that had enraptured me at that moment, that still had a brazen effect I was not too keen on ever experiencing again. However, it was action needed. I was taken by surprise at her countered offer. She wished to be my friend. She was the only one who had ever asked, and it was a strange realization that she was probably the only one who ever could. From the moment I was little, I had desired a friend. I marveled at watching the young pups play
•|•|•The Land Beyond the sea is the land of men. Men have trained dogs to obey their will, and one day, they will want wolves.•|•|•[Kayos]I had no reason to be as angry as I was at this moment. Perhaps anger was not what it was, if it were I would have taken the sun out of the sky, released my wolf into the wild forest to hunt, or sent a shadow to harvest a soul.Frustration?No. That was not this feeling. Could it? That I had hoped, for one thing, to open her up so I could see the secrets Selene had hidden within her. To control her fear.I had even become a friend... a foreign word to me. A want I had let go of wishing for YEARS ago, now just offered to me so casually.Instead of clearing that fear, I chose to speak the truth without any true obligation. Just because I did not wish to lie, I told her the truth about the dark nature within me.Why was I picking what to give? What obligation did I have to tell the truth? A friend, she called me. I had already broken the rules. I w
•|•|• "And who will I trust mother, since I have no friends?"•|•|•[Master Gregory]There was a strange ancient air that seemed to whistle through the trees of Valcane. One that brought in a scent of mystery and an echo of a warning I couldn't wrap my head around.I looked up from the paperwork as the pigeon landed on the window sill, the sun shining brightly through as it cooed softly. Getting out of my seat, I approached it, reaching for the bird. It remained cool and calm under my touch even as I untangled the note from its foot. My eyes glazed over the short words encoded, my fists tightening around the small parchment. Shutting my eyes at the news, I walked back to my desk, burning the paper into the singular candle fire, and then took a seat once more, and got back to work.-------------------It was nightfall when I walked out of the study, nodding to a pair of guards that bowed in respect when I walked past.The slight night breeze wheezed by as I turned the corner past t
•|•|• "What do you know about trust young wolf? You can only trust your soul for she can never betray you." •|•|•[Shade Shadows]"How did it go? W-What did he say? Don't tell me he-""Shhhh, " I hushed softly into the lingering darkness, stopping Vales' ramble.My eyes fluttered open, staring at the roof of the stoned castle in the Slave's Quarters. I turned from my back to my side, my eyes meeting that of Vale a few bodies away.Only a single streak of moonlight illuminated our bodies through the open window allowing us to see each other.A hand rested over my heart as I stared at her blankly, ignoring the anxious look in her eyes.I was way too gone in my thoughts. Moments I had lived throughout the day kept replaying on repeat."He-" I began, a breath escaping at the word.I thought back to what had occurred between the master and me. "He went along with it."Her eyes widened, blinking rapidly."He said yes?" She huffed in disbelief.I hummed a quiet yes. I was just as baffled
•|•|• "Mate? Do not utter that word in his presence. Do you wish for the Ever Night to return?" •|•|•[Kayos]I paused at this question, my gaze lingering over a random book I had not paid much attention to until now. "T-that is if you know the story," she quickly rephrased, clearing her throat.My mind had already wandered away. Back to the dark place it loved so much. It was comforting but staying in that place for too long allowed the darkness to consume me. Many times, though out the years I had contemplated staying there. Losing myself in it's endless.It would certainly be easier as my great-grandfather once did. Something deep inside me craved that release. There was only one person who had kept me from drowning peacefully and losing my soul in the shadows. Mother and her ever-optimistic words.But as the years' drawl by, even her soothing words do not carry as much weight as they used to whilst the darkness grows more alluring by the day."Master?""I know the story quite
•|•|•"Who knows of your gift child? Have you told another soul?"•|•|•[Shade Shadows]"Then again, who wants a few extra hours of their nightmares?" I chuckled, glancing over at him.My eyebrows drew in when I noticed he wasn't where I thought he was standing only paces away.Turning, I paused my dusting for a bit, searching for the master. How quickly could he have moved? He was here not a second ago."Master?" I called out.I tried to see if he had moved to another row or just moved out of sight, craning my neck to take a peak whilst nervously clenching the dusty cloth. I searched for the brooding master but he remained out of sight, not bothering to answer my calls.Could he have just left without even as much as a goodbye?"Master?!" I called out again for the last time. When only an echo and silence responded, I concluded that I had indeed been abandoned."Just like that," I muttered beneath my breath turning back to my dusting. He had no manners at all. Relieving my though
•|•|•"The Ever Night has ended but another Night Wolf reigns. It is only a matter of time before fate decides to weave with the same strings."•|•|•[Kayos]I moved out of my sanctuary, the doors closing behind me as I treaded the length of the dark hallways.A sound caused me to pause near an intersection, spotting Alchest as he crawled out of the shadows. He moved toward me in the empty hallway, crawling up my shoulder and whispering his secrets in a low hiss.I remained passive as he informed me of everything he had learned, my expression hardening with every unlikeable news he had gathered, till the very last.I growled at what he had said, my jaw ticking. Alchest scampered away sensing my growing irritation. My wolf gripping the edge, eyes shining those deadly embers. She would always find a way to get under my skin it seemed.A rage forming deep within my wolf I stormed off in the direction of her quarters, guards scurry out of my way, their eyes glued to the floor in fear of
•|•|•"Do you think life is fair, pup? Walk amongst the slaves. Listen to the crack of the whip against their naked backs, their sharp wails as their blood splatters against the edge of the silver blade. You will know then."•|•|•[Vale]I scrubbed hard at the stain that refused to budge, furiously grunting at it, knuckles turning white. She wouldn't even let me get a word in! Such a hot-headed girl!I ferociously wrung the mop, going back to scrubbing, and grinding my teeth together. My guess is we're sore hit I was used to the pain now.Selene, she never listens! What happened to doing this together? But no- Shade's got everything handled. Shades got it all under control. I scoffed, scowling as I mopped ignoring my aching arms.She would land herself into a pile of trouble, that's right! Trouble. And then what will I do? How will I help her then? Why can't she just let me in-"Vale—""What?!" I growled, my wolf showing for a brief moment as my eyes snapped to a wide-eyed Eve. T